Jenna Ellis Breaks Silence After Pleading Guilty

Former Donald Trump attorney Jenna Ellis broke her silence for the first time since pleading guilty to a felony count related to the Fulton County election interference case.

Ellis took to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday morning, posting a message that appeared to address her Tuesday deal that involved her pleading guilty to one count of aiding and abetting false statements and writings. Ellis originally faced two felony charges and will avoid prison time as part of her plea agreement.

"Good morning!" Ellis captioned an image with the Bible verse from Lamentations 3:22-23. The verse reads, "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

Ellis told Newsweek that posts related to her Christian faith are common on her social media and this is not the first time this particular verse was shared.

"My faith is central to who I am and my sole identity," she said. "I will continue to share the truth of the Gospel of Christ and the biblical worldview on my radio broadcast and podcast, which I consider a ministry. This verse promises that God is always faithful and is the same yesterday, today, and forever."

Ellis is the fourth defendant in the case to plea guilty behind former Trump attorneys, Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro, and bail bondsman Scott Hall. Powell, a lawyer, was a familiar face in accounts of Trump's efforts to contest the results of the 2020 presidential election. Chesebro, also a lawyer, has been considered by some as the ringleader of an alleged "stolen electors" plot in Georgia. The Georgia case is one of Trump's four criminal cases and one of two specifically surrounding his actions around the 2020 election. He has denied wrongdoing in all four cases.

Ellis had alluded to the theme of new beginnings in a tweet ahead of her court hearing, which agreed with another post that read, "Today's a new day, let's make it better than yesterday," as well as during her statement to the court.

"As an attorney, who is also a Christian, I take my responsibilities as a lawyer very seriously and I endeavor to be a person of sound moral and ethical character in all of my dealings," Ellis said through tears.

She said she believed that challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election should have been pursued but acknowledged that she did not do her "due diligence" of ensuring that the allegations put forth by other lawyers on former President Trump's legal team were true.

"What I did not do but should have done, your honor, was to make sure that the facts the other lawyers alleged to be true, were in fact true," she said on Tuesday. "In the frenetic pace of attempting to raise challenges to the election in several states, including Georgia. I failed to do my due diligence."

"If I knew then what I know now, I would have declined to represent Donald Trump in these post-election challenges," she added. "I look back on this whole experience with deep remorse."

Ellis was sentenced to five years of probation along with $5,000 in restitution, 100 hours of community service and penning an apology letter to the people of Georgia. She will also have to testify at all hearings or trials involving the other 18 co-defendants in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) indictment, including the former president himself.

Ellis worked for Trump's 2020 campaign as one of his election attorneys, but has become critical of the former president in recent months for his alleged lack of financial support for his co-defendants in the case. She has also been a vocal supporter of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential bid.

Ellis faced outrage from Trump supporters for her decision to enter into a plea deal with prosecutors. Many viewed it as a betrayal to the former president and some wondered whether or not she would return the money she raised for her legal fees. Ellis' GiveSendGo fundraiser had pulled in over $216,000 for her legal defense fund. It remains unclear

Following the Lamentations post, Ellis returned to her regularly scheduled content, tweeting about her support for Representative Mike Johnson as the next House Speaker, promoting her appearance on a morning radio show and retweeting a video of California Governor Gavin Newsom meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. She appeared on The Rosenberg Report to discuss U.S. foreign policy in relation to Israel Wednesday morning.